Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings. night: the time when you sleep and it is dark outside – We see stars at night. knight: the bodyguard of a king – King Arthur had many knights in his court. A synonym is a word having a similar meaning as another word. admire – praise / begin – start Read on…
In the last chapter, we learned about adjectives that modify nouns and pronouns. In a similar way, an adverb is also a modifier. It modifies verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Adverbs are words that modify or describe verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Read on…
Genre/Topic: Punctuation
When do we use a full stop and a comma?
When do we use an exclamation mark?
What is the colon? Where do we use it?
When do we use an apostrophe?
When do we use a hyphen?
When do we use a dash?
When do we use inverted commas?
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The passive voice is formed with the verb to be + the past participle of the main verb. When the agent (the person who carries out the action) is unknown, unimportant or obvious from the context. Read on…
What is a sentence?
Is it still called a sentence if the group of words does not make sense?
What should a sentence begin with?
What should a sentence end with?
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Genre/Topic: Conjunctions
What are conjunctions?
What conjunctions link with time?
What conjunctions express a condition?
What conjunctions are used to express contrast?
What conjunctions are used to show the reasoning or express the purpose of action?
What is the difference between ‘for’ and ‘to’?
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